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Sep 22, 2022 · The U.S. Park Police told Fox News Digital in an emailed statement on Wednesday that it received a report of vandalism at the memorial at about 9:30 a.m. ET on Tuesday. WASHINGTON MONUMENT ...
- Julia Musto
- 4 min
- Claim: Black Lives Matter Protesters Deface Vietnam Memorial in Washington
- Vandalism Is 4 Years Old
- Our Ruling: False
- Our Fact-Check Sources
There are few monuments in the U.S. that stir emotions more than the Vietnam Veterans Memorialin Washington, D.C., which bears the names of more than 58,000 Americans. A Facebook user posted a photo on July 30, purportedly showing graffiti scrawled on that memorial and claimed it was defaced by Black Lives Matter protesters in the wake of the killi...
A Google reverse image search shows that the image in the post is not that of the wall in Washington, but of a Vietnam memorial in Venice Beach, California, that was defaced in 2016,long before Floyd was killed. The CBS affiliate in Los Angeles, KCAL, aired a report on the vandalism at the timethat depicts the defaced wall, which bears the names of...
Research shows that the purported image of a defaced Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington in 2020 was in fact a Vietnam memorial defaced by "taggers" in Venice Beach, California, in 2016, for which at least one person was convicted. There was no connection to Black Lives Matter. We rate this claim as FALSE.
The Los Angeles Times, July 14, 2016, "Tagger known as ‘Liter’ arrested on suspicion of defacing Vietnam veterans memorial in Venice"KNBC, May 29, 2017, Restored Vietnam War Memorial Unveiled in VeniceAssociated Press, Jan. 2, 2017, "Man who vandalized Vietnam War Memorial in Venice sentenced to 4 years in prison"- Editor, Breaking News
- Doug Stanglin
- 2 min
Jun 16, 2016 · Kim LaCapria. Published June 16, 2016. Updated June 30, 2020. Claim: The Vietnam Veterans Memorial was defaced with graffiti in 2016. Rating: Mixture. About this rating. What's True. A...
Sep 21, 2022 · Someone vandalized the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., this week, burning a wreath and a name directory at the memorial honoring those who served in the Vietnam War.
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Jun 5, 2020 · A Google reverse image search reveals this memorial — the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Venice, Los Angeles — was vandalized in 2016 with graffiti. According to a Los Angeles Times report...
Aug 30, 2023 · PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Volunteers who run and maintain the Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Penn's Landing said they will have to raise money to pay for thousands of dollars in...
Jun 29, 2020 · By ALI SWENSON. Published 11:53 AM PDT, June 29, 2020. CLAIM: Photo showing a Vietnam veterans memorial wall marked with graffiti depicts recent vandalism by Black Lives Matter protesters. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. This photo of a mural in Los Angeles to honor missing Vietnam veterans shows vandalism that occurred in 2016.
